2011年9月8日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Education News


Obama says his plan would put teachers to work (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 04:24 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama says his new jobs plan would put thousands of teachers in every state back to work, and repair and modernize tens of thousands of schools.

Nearly 4,000 Indiana students seek private school vouchers (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 03:25 PM PDT

Reuters - Some 3,778 Indiana students have signed up to receive private school tuition money under a new and controversial state-wide voucher program, with a week to go before a September 16 deadline.

Tuition hikes fail to stop cutbacks in higher ed (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 03:00 PM PDT

In this photo taken Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011, students shop for books for the fall semester at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo. CSU students are paying about 20 percent more this year, up to about $8,000 for in-state and $24,000 for out-of-state tuition. For many, that means extra roommates, second jobs or giving up dreams of studying abroad.  (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)AP - America's public colleges and universities have burned through nearly $10 billion in government stimulus money and are still facing more tuition hikes, fewer course offerings and larger class sizes.


Children excluded from school shopping? (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 03:42 AM PDT

In an Aug. 31, 2011 photo, Gayle Strickland Jones shops for back-to-school supplies for her fifth-grade son and seventh-grade daughter at Staples in Chestnut Hill Plaza in Newark, Del. To keep their back-to-school shopping receipts in check, some parents are testing a new strategy: leaving the little ones at home. (AP Photo/Saquan Stimpson)AP - Anyone who has taken their kids back-to-school shopping knows how hard it can be to resist pleas for a Dora the Explorer folder or a Lightning McQueen lunchbox. But this year, some parents have been testing a new strategy: leaving the little ones at home.


Classes canceled in Montana town amid strike (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 09:52 PM PDT

AP - Public school administrators in Butte went on strike after they failed to reach a contract, forcing the cancellation of classes and extracurricular activities Wednesday in the town of 34,000 people.

Muslim students stand trial for speech disruption (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 06:15 PM PDT

Some of the so-called, Irvine 11, men who are accused of disrupting a speech by the Israeli ambassador to the U.S. at the University of California, at Irvine, await opening statements in their trial in Santa Ana, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011. Charges are slated to be dismissed against co-defendant Hakim Nasreddine Kebir as long as he completes 40 hours of community service by next month. The other defendants are Mohamad Mohy-Eldeen Abdelgany, Khalid Gahgat Akari, Aslam Abbasi Akhtar, Joseph Tamim Haider, Taher Mutaz Herzallah, Shaheen Waleed Nassar, Mohammad Uns Qureashi, Ali Mohammad Sayeed, Osama Ahmen Shabaik, and Asaad Mohamedidris Traina. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)AP - Prosecutors on Wednesday argued that 10 Muslim university students broke the law when they shouted down a speech by the Israeli ambassador on a Southern California campus in a case that has stoked an impassioned public debate about freedom of speech.


Back to School: 10 Privacy Tips for the Connected Student (Mashable)

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 06:27 AM PDT

Mashable - Fran Maier is the president and executive chair of TRUSTe, the leading online privacy solutions provider. She speaks widely on issues of online privacy and trust and is active in mentoring women in technology. She serves on a number of Internet and trust-related boards, including the Online Trust Alliance. With each new school year, students have even more reason to spend academic time online. My nephews cheerily informed me that they won’t be needing paper planners this year; instead, they’ll track assignments, grades and events using their school’s new online system. My son in high school is prepping for the SATs using online tutorials, and my college-age son will begin an internship programming mobile apps.

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